Willow Lake
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Location
Go to the Oregon Birding Trails Website and choose the Cascades Birding Trail. Choose the Mt McGloughlin Loop Guide Section 164.
From White City, 29.1 mi E on Hwy 140 to L on FR 37/CO 821; 10.6 mi N to FR 37 junction; 0.8 mi further on CO 821 to L on FR 3050; 1.1 mi S on FR 100 to dam.
From Butte Falls, 8.9 mi S on Butte Falls-Fish Lake Rd (CO821) to R on FR 3050
Fee for recreation on west side of lake.
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
Open water surrounded by mixed conifer forest; resident Bald Eagle, Chestnut-backed and Mountain Chickadees, Blue and Ruffed Grouse, Mountain Quail, and Williamson’s and Red-breasted Sapsuckers; Spring and summer Osprey, Western Tanager, Hermit, Townsend’s and Wilson’s Warblers, and Swainson’s Thrush; wintering waterfowl include Ruddy Duck; Summer sees American White Pelican and late summer mudflats good for migrant shorebirds.
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